St. Louis Cardinals vs Florida Marlins
April 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium. The Florida Marlins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Florida Marlins 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 1 1 0
Clayton ss 4 0 3 0
Young 1b 4 0 0 1
Jordan cf 3 0 0 0
Gant lf 4 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0
Mabry rf 2 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 0 0
Lampkin c 3 0 0 0
Osborne p 2 0 0 0
  Sheaffer ph 1 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0
Renteria ss 3 0 0 0
Sheffield rf 2 1 2 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 2 0
Alou lf 4 0 0 0
White cf 3 0 2 1
Conine 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 0 1 0
Rapp p 1 0 0 0
  Abbott ph 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Eisenreich ph 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 8 2
St. Louis 100 000 000151
Florida 101 000 00x280
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Osborne  L (0-2) 6.0 7 2 2 4 6
  Mathews   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
5
9
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  W (2-0) 6.0 4 1 1 2 6
  Cook   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Nen  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
9

  E–Lampkin (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, Florida 1.  2B–St. Louis Clayton 2 (6,off Rapp 2), Florida White (5,off Osborne).  HR–Florida Sheffield (2,3rd inning off Osborne 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Jordan (2,by Rapp).  SH–Rapp (2,off Osborne).  SB–Castillo (7,2nd base off Osborne/Lampkin).  WP–Osborne (1).  HBP–Rapp (1,Jordan).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:53.  A–22,293.
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